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N. MUSLAR. LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 'DEC. 30. 1909. RENEWED MAY 3. 1916.

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NELSON IIIUSLAR, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-MENTS, TO PIERCE LABELING MACHINE COMPANY, OF BOSTON, IvIASSACHUSETI'S,

A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

LABELING-MACHINE.

Application filed December 30, 1909, Serial No. 535,659.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, NELSON MUsLAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, inthe county of WVorcester and State of'Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Labeling-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to machines for applying labels to bottles, cansand the like.

The main object of the invention is to provide a machine of cheap andsimple con struction, positive in its action and capable of beingoperated with great rapidity without excessive vibration.

Another object of the invention is to simplify the means for applyingglue or other adhesive to the label pickers and to this end I provide asingle glue roll positively operated from the main shaft of the machine.

A further object of the invention is to provide a label holder ofimproved construction which is adapted to beloaded from the frontwithout changing the position of the label holder or removing thefollower plate.

Further objects and features of the invention will be noted hereinafterin the description of the illustrated embodiment of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the labeling machinecomplete; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a "erticalsection of the same taken on the median plane looking from left toright; Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the clutchmechanism on line 4.-i in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a view on an enlarged scale,partly in section and partly in elevation, online 5 in Fig. 8, showing aportion of the clutch mechanism; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the clutchmechanism on line 66 in Fig. 8; Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the camand connecting rod which raise and lower the yoke carrying the wipersand showing in dotted lines the cam-path in the other side of the camwhich governs theoperation of the label clamp; Figs. 8 and 9 are frontelevations of the fixed cam which controls the length of the connectingrod to hold the Wipers and pickers stationary at the proper time in theoperation of the machine, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

Renewed May 3, 1916. Serial No. 95,252.

embodiment of the invention, the main operative parts of the machinecomprise a bottle-rest 8 adapted to support the bottle during thelabeling operation, a label holding device for a stack of labels 9arranged above the bottle-rest, label pickers 10 to transfer the labelfrom the label holder to the bottle and to apply paste to the edges ofthe labels,

aclamp 11 to hold the label in place upon the bottle and two wipers 12-,one on each side of the bottle, to press and secure the label to thebottle. In addition a member 18 is provided which serves both as a gageto fix the position of the bottle in the bottle-rest and as a means forstarting the machine in operation when the bottle is placed on thebottle-rest.

The bottle-rest 8 is provided with a concave upper surface which centersthe bottle in the machine when laid on its side in the rest. The latteris mounted with a ver tical tongue and slot connection upon an uprightrod 14 which is secured by suitable bolts to the frame of the machine.The rest may be movedvertically to suit various sizes and shapes ofbottles and is secured in any adjusted position by a set-screw 15.

The label pickers 10 are provided with fiat upwardly directed surfacessubstantially horizontal and are mounted upon two upwardly extendingarms 16, one on each side of the bottle-rest. The arms 16 are connectedat their lower ends by a yoke 17 which is arranged to move vertically toraise and lower the pickers and for this purpose ismounted upon twovertical slide rods 18 which move in guides 19 on the frame of themachine. a

The adhesive, which may be glue, paste or other suitable material, isapplied to the flat surfacesof the pickers by means of a glue roll 20adapted at a certain stage in the operation of the machine to be thrownforward to pass over the operative surfaces of the pickers, leavingthereon a thin film of paste or glue. For this purpose the roll 20 isjournaled in the ends of two horizontal rearwardly extending rods 21,supported in guides 22 on the frame of the machine, and connected attheir rear ends by a cross-rod 23. The ends of the latter are bent andpivotally connected to the rods 21 thereby permitting a pivotal movementof the cross-rod 23 which is also pivo-tally connected to the upper endof a lever 24 pivotally mounted at 25 on arms 26 extending rearwardlyfrom the frame of the machine. The lower end of the lever 24 is providedwith a roll 27 which moves in a cam-track on a cam 28 mounted on andactuated by the power shaft 29 of the machine.

The form of the cam 28 is such that for the greater portion of eachrotation of the power shaft 29, the lever is retained in an inoperativeposition but in the remaining portion of each rotation of the shaft, thelower end of the lever 24: is thrown suddenly rearwardly and thenforwardly thereby moving the glue roll forwardly and back. Thisoperation is so timed with reference to the operation of the pickersthat the glue roll will pass over the upper operative faces of thepickers, when they reach their highest position and while they are heldsta tionary.

The glue roll 20 is supplied with glue from a large roll 30 j ournaledwithin a glue reservoir 31 and adapted to be partially immersed in glueor adhesive. The reservoir 31 is mounted just below and to the rear ofthe label holder on a forwardly extending arm which is a part of theframe of the machine. The upper and forward corner of the reservoir 31is cut away to'permit the roll 20 to be drawn into contact with thelarge roll 30 which is rotated during the operation of the machine andthereby applies the adhesive to the small roll. A scraper 32 secured tothe top of the reservoir prevents a surplus of adhesive being carried tothe small roll 20.

It is important that the roll 30 should be rotated constantly during theoperation of the machine in order to apply the adhesive to the roll 20and to this end the spindle 33 upon which the roll 30 is mounted isextended on one side outside of the reservoir and provided with abeveled gear 3% which meshes with a similar gear on the end of adownwardly extending rod 36, the lower end of said rod being providedwith a like gear 37 meshing with a beveled gear integral with a pinion39 the latter being operated by the power shaft in a manner to behereinafter explained. The rod 36 is journaled in brackets 40 on theframe of the ma chine.

The foregoing construction has the ad vantage of simplicity in that itemploys a single glue roll for applying the adhesive to the pickersinstead of two rolls, one for each picker. Furthermore the pickers maybe changed on the machine to operate on labels of different sizes andshapes withoutnecessitating any change in the glue roll. It will also benoticed that the application of the adhesive to the picker surfaces ismore uniform and positive because the glue-roll travels over the pickerstwice both in its forward and its return movements thereby spreading theglue or paste evenly and surely.

The labels 9 which are appliedto the bottles are held in a label holdercomprising two vertical members 41 and i2 adapted to engage the frontand rear edges of the stack of labels. These members are supported upontwo parallel horizontal rods 43 which project forward from a yoke slitmovably mounted as hereinafter described. The members t1 and 42 may beadjusted by hand on the rods 43 in any desirable position in order to beengaged by the pickers or to accommodate various sizes of labels andwhen so adjusted are secured in position by set-screws Narrow lips 47 onthe lower edges of the side plates all and a2 are adapted to engage thelabels at their edges and serve to support them in the holder withoutoffering appreciable resistance to the removal of the lowermost label bythe label pickers.

The ends of the labels are engaged and positioned by vertical guides 48,to which are fixed the arms 50, slidably mounted upon transversehorizontal guide rods 51, which are fixed upon the lower part of theyoke l4, The end guides 48 are adjusted to accommodate labels ofdifferent lengths by moving the arms 50 upon the guide rods 51 and forthis purpose the arms are engaged by a right and left hand adjustingscrew 52 provided with a hand wheel 53 by which it may be turned. Theend guides are also provided with narrow lips {L7 to retain the labelsin the holder. When the label holder drops in the operation of themachine, the lowermost label 9 is thereby brought into engagement withthe pickers 10 and the adhesive upon the surface of the pickers is thusapplied to the marginal portions of the label at its ends. WVhenthepickers 10 fall again the label adheres to the pickers and is drawnout the bottom of the holder. labels are held in the label holder bymeans of the lips 47. The label thus withdrawn is laid across the uppersurface of the body of the bottle by the downward movement of thepickers and is then in position to be pressed against and secured to thebottle by the wipers.

To insure the feeding of the labels from the label holder a follower inthe form of a plate 54: is laid upon the top of the stack of labels. Theweight-of the follower is sufiicient to insure regular downward movementof the labels as they are removed one by one from the holder, while notsufficient The other i engages the pickers.

to press them so firmly against the lips as to substantially resistwithdrawal of the lowermost label in the manner hereinbefore de scribed.To insure the adhesion of the lowermost label to thepickers and theapplication of the adhesive to this label, it is desirable that thelabels be pressed against the pickers with a force greater than thatnecessary to raise the follower 54, and for this reason the follower isprovided .with means for resisting the upward movement of the followerwhen the lowermost label To this end vertical rods are mounted on thearms 50 and are provided with toothed inner surfaces. The follower 54 isprovided with a spring 56, the ends of which are adapted to engage thetoothed inner surfaces of the vertical rods 55. As the height of thestack of labels diminishes, the follower moves downwardly, but wheneverit tends to rise under the pressure of the pickers against the bottom ofthe stack, the ends of the spring 56 are moved into engagement with theinner toothed surface of the rods 55 which thereby prevent the upwardmovement of the follower plate beyond a limited extent. The spring 56permits the follower plate to yield slightly to prevent the productionof undue pressure between the labels and the pickers. To remove thefollower plate from the label holder the spring 56-is provided with twofinger pieces 57 to enable the spring to be drawn out of engagement withthe inner I toothed surfaces of the rods 55, whereupon the follower maybe lifted from the labe holder.

Although the label holder may be loaded with labels from the top byremoving the follower plate it is preferable because of the saving oftime and labor to load it from the front. 'For' this purpose the frontvertical member 41 is hinged and adapted to swing outwardly andupwardly. A pin 46 looks the member 41 against pivotal movement when ina normal vertical position. To load the holder the pin a6 is withdrawnsufliciently to unlock the member ll when itmay be swung upwardly andthe labels inserted in the holder. The member 41 is then swungdownwardly into vertical position and locked.

As the label holder is normally in front of the glue roll, it isnecessary that means be provided for raising the label holder when theglue roll is thrown forwardly to apply the adhesive to the pickersduring the operation of the machine, and to this end the yoke 4A ismounted upon two vertical rods 59 vertically movable in a bracket 60pivotally mounted on a post 62 set in the head of the frame of themachine and secured thereto by a set nut 61. Upon the forward ends ofthe horizontal rods 21 which carry the glue roll 20 are mounted camtracks 68, having rearwardly extending inclined and elevated portionsand upon the cam tracks ride rolls 64 mounted on the yoke l4: andthereby supporting the label holder. The forward depressed portion ofthe cam track permits the label holder to rest in its normal lowestposition, but when the glue roll and horizontal rods are thrownforwardly they carry the cam tracks with them and the rolls ride uponthe inclined and elevated portions of the cam tracks and thereby thelabel holder is thrown upwardly and out of the path of the glue roll.Springs 66 upon the return of the glue roll to its normal position,serve to depress the label holder into operative position.

il hile the glue roll is passing over the pickers l0 and applying theadhesive and until the label holder returns to its normal position, thepickers remain in a stationary position. The label holder, as the glueroll returns to normal position, and the rolls 6% reach the forwarddepressed port-ions of the cam tracks, drops to its lowest position andthe lowermost label comes into contact with the upper glued faces of thepickers. The weight of the label holder reinforced by the expansion ofthe springs 66 causes the bottom label to adhere to the pickers and theoperation of the pickers is so timed that they then start on theirdownward journey with the label which is drawn from the label holder ashereinbefore described.

After the label has been laid across the upper surface of the bottle bythe label pickers, it is temporarily held in place by the clamp 11. Thisclamp is provided with a central bottle engaging portion 7 0 of rubberor other flexible material, and is slotted on its upper surface toengage one end of a bellcrank lever 73 upon which the clamp issupported; the bell-crank lever being supported in hangers 72 forwardlyand downwardly extending from the frame of the machine beneath the gluereservoir. The other end of the bell-crank lever 78 is secured by a link7% to a bell-crank lever 75 pivoted at 71 on the frame of the machine;the lower end of the last mentioned bell-crank lever being co11 nectedby a link 76 with a vertically moving slide 77 which moves in aguide-way on the frame of the machine. The slide 77 carries a cam roll78 which engages a'cam path in a cam 9 mounted upon and actuated by thepower shaft 29 of the machine. By the operation of the cam 79 and themechanism above described the clamp is moved pivotally downward intoengagement with the bottle at the proper time of the cycle of operationof the machine. The cam 7 9 also operates the glue roll 31 hereinbeforedescribed and to this end is provided with a circumferential rackadapted to mesh with the pinion 89.

The movement of the cams 28 and 7 9 and the power shaft 29 is notcontinuous but these parts are thrown into operation intermittently uponthe introduction of each bottle into the machine. The shaft 29 isactuated by a pulley which may be belted to any suitable source ofpower. The pulley is journaled loosely upon the rear extension of theshaft 29 and normally runs freely thereon, but by means of a onerotation clutch the pulley is caused to impart a single rotation to thepower shaft at each operation of the machine. The driving member of theclutch comprises a ring 81 fixed within a recess in the hub 82 of thepulley. The driven member 83 of the clutch is fixed to the shaft 29 andprovided with inclined surfaces as shown in Fig. l. The inclinedsurfaces act as seats for rolls 81 interposed between the driving ring81 and the clutch member 83 and when the rolls are wedged between theirinclined seats and the inner surface of the driving ring, the twomembers of the clutch are locked together and the shaft 29 is turnedwith the pulley S0. The rolls 8% are movable on their inclined seats andexcept when wedged as above stated the clutch members are not lockedtogether and the pulley 80 runs wild. The position of the rolls on theirinclined seats is controlled by a tightening ring 85 loosely mounted onthe driven member 83 and having fingers 86 which project rearwardlybetween the rolls so as to engage them. The rolls can be moved on theirinclined seats into or out of operative position only by moving thefingers 86 and the ring 85 and a very slight movement of the ring 85suffices to move the rolls into or out of operative position.

As above stated, the tightening ring 85 is loosely mounted on the drivenmember 83, fixed on the shaft 29 but it is connected to the drivenmember and its rotary movement thereon is controlled by a helical spring87 interposed between the ring and the driven member one end of saidspring being connected to a pin in the ring 85 and the other end to apin in the driven member 83. Normally the spring 87 maintains thetightening ring 85 in such relation to the driven member 83 that therolls 81 are wedged in operative position and so long as this conditioncontinues the machine operates. hen the tightening ring is moved withrelation to the driven member so as to compress the spring 87 then therolls are moved into the depressed portions of their seats and areinoperative.

The clutch mechanism thus far described is identical in construction andmode of operation to that shown and described in another application forlabeling machines filed by me in the United States Patent OiiiceDecember 30, 1909, Serial No. 535,658.

Owing to the location of the cam 28 the tightening ring cannot beoperated directly tothrow the clutch into and out of operation andtherefore a second tightening ring 90 is movably mountedon the forwardend of the hub of the cam 28 and is connected to the hub by a helicalspring 91 (see Fig. 5) in the same manner as the tightening ring 85,that is, one end to a pin 88 in the hub and the other end to a pin 89 inthe ring. The two tightening rings are connected by rods 92 andtherefore move in unison. The cam 28 is provided with curved slots 93through which the rods 92 pass and which permit the tightening rings andconnecting rods to be moved relatively to the cam which is secured tothe shaft. The ring 90 is provided with a cam 91 (shown in dotted linesin Fig. 5) having an abrupt face which normally engages a detent 95carried by an arm 96 (see Fig. 6) mounted upon a rod 97 which slideshorizontally in the frame of the machine. So long as the cam 91 engagesthe detent 95, the rings 85 and 90 cannot op-- erate and the rolls 81are prevented from wedging between the clutch members and locking themtogether. When the ring 90 is released by disengagement from the detent95 the springs 87 and 91 operate to move the rings 85 and 90 relativelyto the shaft sufficiently to wedge the rolls between the clutch membersand thereby the clutch is operated andcontinues operative until thetightening ring 85 makes a complete rotation and is again arrested bythe detent, when the shaft turns a short distance with relation to thetightening rings, compresses the springs 87 and 91 and throws out therolls.

The clutch detent is controlled by the bottle gage 13 hereinbeforedescribed. The bottle gage is mounted upon the forward end of ahorizontal sliding rod 100 which is pivotally connected, by means of agrooved collar 101, with the upper end of a lever 102. The lever 102 ispivoted at 103 upon the frame of the machine and its lower extremity ispivotally connected with the clutch detent. A spring 10s normallythrusts the detent rearwardly-into operative position. When a bottle isplaced in the bottle-rest and is pushed rearwardly against the gage 13,the gage is moved rearwardly, and, through the connection abovedescribed, the detent is moved forwardly out of engagement with theabrupt face of the cam on the tightening ring 90. After the labels thelabels ilk nseam engaging extremities 105 of soft rubber or otherflexible material and are mounted upon upwardly-extending arms 10Gmounted upon the forward ends of horizontal rock shafts 107. The rockshafts are mounted at the upper extremities of a yoke 108 which iscarried upon two vertical guide rods 109 moving in guides 110 on theframe of the machine. The yoke 108 is raised and lowered to actuate thewipers by means of a conn cting rod 111 which connects the yoke with acrank pin 112 on the cam '79, so that at each rotation of the cam thewipers are raised above the bottle and are then lowered to cause them toengage the bottle and thereon.

During the upward movement of the wipers they are .separated to holdthem out of engagement with the bottle, and provision is made for movingthem inwardly during the first part of the downward movement to bringthem into operative engagement arev formed integral with, and extendup-.

wardly from, the arms 16 upon which the label pickers are mounted.

The vertical movements of the label pickers and their supportingmechanism are produced by mechanism comprising a pinion 116 whichengages racks formed upon the guide rods 18 and 109 as shown in Fig. 3.Owing to this arrangement the vertical movements of the guide rods 109and the yoke 10S cause the pickers, and their actuating mechanism, tomove simultaneously with, but in opposite direction to the wipermechanism. As the wipers descend, therefore, the pickers ascend toengage the labels in the label holders, and this relative movementcauses the arms 113 to be actuated by the cam paths 115 so as to swingthe wipers inwardly over the bottle, and during their continued descentthe wipers engage the labels at each side of the clamp and press the extremities of the labels smoothly against the bottle, thereby completingthe labeling operation.

The above described arrangement for moving the wipers and pickers inopposite directions at the same time secures mechanical balance betweenthe mechanism by which these parts are actuated, thereby conducing tothe smooth operation of the machine and permitting the machine tooperate rapidly without excessive vibration. The movement of the wipersand pickers is not however, continuous. To facilitate the application ofadhesive to the upper faces of the pickers, it is necessary thatthepickers when they reach the end of their upward journey be heldstationary for a period of time suflicient to allow the glue roll to bethrown forward and back and the label box to drop and press thelowermost label upon the pickers. This result is secured by controllingthe movement of the crank-pin 112 and thereby lengthening or shorteningthe connecting rod 111. The crank-pin 112 is loosely mounted in a radialrecess 120 (see Fig. 7) in the front face of the cam 79 and is extendedforwardly and provided with a roll 121 which travels in a campath in acam 122 bolted to the frame of the machine'in front of the cam 79. Thecam-path in the cam 122 is provided with a dwell in the lower portionthereof which is in the form of a curve of radius equal to the length ofthe connecting rod 111. -While the crank pin is traveling through thisdwell, the vertical positions of the wiper frame and the picker frameremain stationary and the dwell is so located on the cam 122 that itwill hold the pickers stationary at the proper moment in the operationof the machine and for a sufficiently long period to permit theoperation of the glue roll and label box hereinbefore described. Figs. 8and 9 illustrate this operatlon. In Fig. 9 the connecting rod is shownin two positions, namely entering and leaving the dwell, and betweenthese two points, the vertical elevation of the pivoted end of theconnecting rod remains the same.

My invention is not limited to the embodiment hereinbefore specificallydescribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but may beembodied in various other forms within the nature of the invention andthe scope of the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A labeling machine, comprising two verticallyreciprocating frames carrying pickers and wipers respectively andadapted to move simultaneously in opposite direc tions and means wherebysaid frames are held stationary for a short period during the operationof the machine.

2. In a labeling machine, the combination of two verticallyreciprocating frames carrying pickers and wipers respectively andadapted to move simultaneously in opposite directions and cam operatedmeans whereby said frames are held stationary for a short period withoutinterrupting the operation of the machine.

3. A labeling machine, comprising two vertically reciprocating framescarrying pickers and wipers respectively, means for moving said framessimultaneously in opposite directions, and means for causing said framesto remain temporarily in a stationary position without interrupting theoperation of the machine.

L In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocatingpickers and wipers adapted to move simultaneously in opposite directionsof means for causing said pickers to remain stationary to receive gluewhen in an uppermost position and means for applying glue to saidpickers.

5. A labeling machine having, in combination, a stationary bottle-rest,vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, a label-holder,means for holding said pickers stationary at the end of their upwardmovement while glue is being applied to their operative surfaces andmeans for applying glue to said pickers while held stationary.

6. A labeling machine, having, in com-- bination, a stationarybottle-rest, vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, meanscarried by said pickers for moving said wiper mechanism laterally, alabelholder, means for holding said pickers stationary to receive glueand means for applying glue to said pickers while stationary.

7. A labeling machine, having, in combination, a stationary bottle-rest,vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, amovablelabel-holder, means for holding said pickers stationary to receive glueand means for raising said label box and apply ing glue to said pickerswhile stationary.

8. A labeling machine, having, in combination, a stationary bottle-rest,vertically reciprocating pickers, a wiper mechanism, a label-holder, alabel clamp for holding a label on a bottle while being wiped, means forholding said pickers stationary at the end of their upward movementwhile glue is being applied to theiroperative surfaces and glue-applyingmeans.

9. A labeling machine comprising vertically reciprocating pickers,vertically reciprocating Wipers, means for moving said pickers and saidwipers simultaneously in opposite directions and means for holding saidpickers stationary while glue is being applied to their operative faces.

10. A labeling machine comprising vertically reciprocating pickers,vertically reciprocating wipers, means for moving said pickers and saidWipers simultaneously in opposite directions, means for holding saidpickers stationary while glue is being applied to their operative facesand means for applying glue to said pickers.

' 11. A'labeling machine comprising a pair of vertically reciprocatingpickers, two vertically reciprocating Wipers, means for moving, saidpickers and said wipers simultaneously in opposite directions, meanscarried by said pickers for controlling the lateral movement of saidWipers and means for holding said pickers stationary in an uppermostposition to permit glue to be applied to their operative faces.

12. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically movableopen-bottom label-boX, vertically reciprocating pickers, means forholding said pickers stationary to receive glue when in an uppermostposition, means for applying glue to said pickers holder, means forholding said pickers'stationary when in an uppermost position, means forapplying glue to said pickers while stationary and means for raisingsaid label holder while glue is being applied and lowering it upon saidpickers after the glue is applied.

14. A labeling machine comprising an overhead movable bottom-deliverylabel holder, a pair of vertically reciprocating pickers for drawing thelowermost label from said holder and applying it to a bottle, a pair ofvertically reciprocating wipers for wiping the label onto the bottle,means for moving said pickers and said wipers simultaneously oppositedirections, means for holding said pickers stationary while glue isbeing applied to their upper faces, a hori zontally movable glue roll,means for mov ing said glue roll over the upper faces of said pickerswhile stationary and means for raising said label-holder out of the pathof said. glue roll and lowering it upon said pickers after the glue isapplied.

15. In a labeling machine, the combination of two verticallyreciprocating yokes, pickers carried by one of said yokes, wiperspivotally mounted on the other of said yokes, cams carried by saidpicker yoke adapted to control the lateral movement of said wipers,means for moving said yokes simultaneously in opposite directions andmeans for holding said picker yoke'stationary to permit glue to beapplied to the operative surfaces of said pickers. V

16. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocatingframe, pickers carried by said frame, a shaft, means connecting said.shaft and said frame, said means being movably connected at one end, andmeans for controlling the movable end of said connecting means to causesaid frame to remain stationary during a portion of each revolution ofsaid shaft.

17. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocatingframe, pickers carried thereby, a shaft, a cam mounted thereon, meansconnecting said frameand said cam, said connecting means being movablyconnected to said'cam and means for controlling the movement of saidmovable end to cause said frame to remain stationary durlng a-portlon ofeach revolu tion of said cam.

18. In a labeling machine, the combination of vertically reciprocatingpickers, vertically reciprocating wipers, a shaft, a cam mounted on saidshaft, a rod connecting said wipers with said cam said rod being movablyconnected to said cam and means for controlling the movement of said rodwith relation to said cam.

19. In a labeling machine, the combination of a shaft, a cam mounted onsaid shaft and provided with a radial recess, a fixed cam having acam-path provided with a dwell in its lowermost position, a pin movablymounted in said radial recess and extending into said cam-path in saidfixed cam, a vertically reciprocating frame carrying pickers and a rodconnecting said movable pin and said reciprocating frame.

20. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocatingyoke carrying pickers, a vertically reciprocating yoke carrying wipers,a shaft, a cam mounted on said shaft and provided with a radial slot, afixed cam having a cam path, a pin movably mounted in said radial slotand extending into the cam path in said fixed cam, and, a rod connectingsaid movable pin and said wiper yoke.

21. In a labeling machine, the combination of a vertically reciprocatingframe carrying pickers, a vertically reciprocating frame carryingwipers, pinions located between and meshing with gears in the lowerparts of said frames whereby they are moved simultaneously in oppositedirec tions, a shaft, a cam mounted on said shaft and provided with aradial slot, a fixed cam, 21. pin movably mounted in said radial slotand having its movement therein controlled by said fixed cam and a rodconnecting said movable pin and said wiper frame.

22. In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocatingpickers of a horizontally reciprocating frame carrying a glue roll, avertically movable label holder, means carried by said reciprocatingframe for raising said label holder when said reciprocating frame isthrown forward, and means for moving said frame.

23. In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocatingpickers of a vertically movable label holder, a horizontallyreciprocating frame, a glue roll carried by said frame, a leverpivotally mounted on the frame of the machine and connected at one endto said reciprocating frame, means for operating said lever to move saidreciprocating frame, and means carried by said reciprocating frame forraising said label holder when said reciprocating frame is thrownforward.

24:. In a labeling machine, the combination with verticallyreciprocating pickers of a vertically movable label holder, ahorizontally reciprocating frame provided with means for raising saidlabel holder, a rotatable glue roll mounted on said frame, means forapplying glue to said glue roll, and means for moving said framehorizontally.

25. In a labeling machine, the combination with vertically reciprocatingpickers of a vertically movable label holder, a horizontallyreciprocating frame provided with means for raising said label holder, arotatable glue roll mounted on said frame, means for applying glue tosaid glue roll, a lever pivotally mounted on the frame of the machineand pivotally connected at one end to said reciprocating frame, a shaft,a cam mounted thereon and provided with a cam path to receive the freeend of said lever and to move said lever to operate said reciprocatingframe.

26. In a labeling machine, the combina tion of a horizontallyreciprocating frame, a glue-roll mounted on said frame, a verticallymovable label holder, means carried on said frame for raising said labelholder when said reciprocating frame is thrown forward and means formoving said reciprocating frame.

27. In a labeling machine, the combination of a horizontallyreciprocating frame, a rotatable glue roll mounted on said frame, meansfor applying glue to said glue roll, means for moving said reciprocatingframe, a vertically movable label holder and means carried by saidreciprocating frame for raising said label holder from the path of saidreciprocating frame when it is thrown forward.

28.' In a labeling machine, the combination of a horizontallyreciprocating frame, a glue roll mounted on said frame, a label holdervertically movable and provided with rolls, cam-tracks mounted on saidreciproeating frame adapted to support said rolls on said label holderand having elevated portions for the purpose of raising the label holderwhen said reciprocating frame is thrown forwardly.

29. In a labeling machine, the combination of vertically reciprocatingpickers, a bottom-delivery label holder above the pickers, means formoving said pickers, means for holding said pickers stationary when inan uppermost position, means for applying glue to said pickers whilestationary and means for raising said label holder while glue is beingapplied to said pickers and for lowering said label holder upon saidpickers after the glue is applied and before the pickers start on theirdownward movement.

30. A labeling machine, having, in combination, an open-bottom labelholder, a pair of pickers for taking the bottom label from the stack inthe label holder through the open bottom of said label holder andpresenting it to the bottle below the label holder, a clamp for holdingeach label in place while being applied to the bottle, a

pair of wipers for smoothing the label onto the bottle and rack and gearmeans for movlng sald plckers and sald wipers vertically andsimultaneously in opposite directions.

31. A labeling machine comprising two vertically reciprocating frames,rack and gear means whereby said frames are moved vertically andsimultaneously in opposite directions, a pair of wipers carried by oneframe and a pair of pickers carried by the other frame.

32. A labeling machine comprising two vertically reciprocating frames,means whereby said frames are moved simultaneously in oppositedirections, a pair of wipers carried by one frame, a pair of pickerscarried by the other frame and means on the picker frame for controllingthe position of the wipers.

- 33. A labeling machine comprising two reciprocating frames, means formoving said frames simultaneously in opposite directions, a pair ofpickers mounted on one frame, a pair of wipers pivotally mounted on theother frame and means carried by the picker frame for controlling themovement of the wipers about their pivots. V

3%. A labeling machine comprising two reciprocating frames, means formoving said frames simultaneously in opposite directions, a pair ofpickers mounted on one frame, a pair of wipers pivotally mounted on theother frame and cam operated means carried by the picker frame forcontrolling the movement of the wipers about their pivots. V

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses, this the twenty-fourth day of December, 1909.

- NELSON MUSLAR.

lVitnesses p E. F. UNIAo, FRANCIS J. V. DAKIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of ratentl.

Washington, D. C. i

